Chlakh

Name: Chlakh
Author: Roman Paslavskiy

Chlakh captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Roman Paslavskiy70% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Chlakh

Best Font Pairings for Chlakh

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Chlakh, including combinations with Fin Display, Karrik and Nord Sud.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Chlakh with any font combination in real-time, optimized for handwriting characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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Character Set

Chlakh Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Chlakh Used As Body Text

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Chlakh, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Chlakh demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Chlakh for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Chlakh small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Chlakh delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Chlakh italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Chlakh bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Chlakh typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Chlakh typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Chlakh'; }

Quick Start

Chlakh Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Chlakh:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Chlakh:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Chlakh';
  src: url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Chlakh:wght@400;700&display=swap');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Code Snippets for Chlakh

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Chlakh', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Chlakh', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'chlakh': ['Chlakh', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-chlakh">Your text here</p>

About

Chlakh: A Closer Look

Roman Paslavskiy

Handwriting

Open Source

Chlakh font is a handwriting typeface with rough vintage letterforms that age with weathered, rustic personality. Each character displays time-worn shapes with vintage character suggesting aged authenticity and rustic heritage. This rough vintage style suits vintage content, heritage branding, and designs celebrating aged aesthetics with weathered character. The vintage rough reference emphasizes aged authenticity. For designers creating heritage content, Chlakh delivers appropriate weathered character. Complements vintage palettes.

Chlakh was created by Roman Paslavskiy. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Chlakh features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for pull quotes and editorial accent text.

Chlakh is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Chlakh

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Chlakh

TypeSmith evaluates every font across classification, accessibility, and design heritage. This analysis helps designers understand Chlakh's strengths and ideal use cases before committing to a typography decision.

Chlakh

Best Ways to Use Chlakh

Best Font Pairings for Chlakh

Test Chlakh Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Chlakh Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

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Inclusive Design

Using Chlakh Accessibly

Reading Chlakh: Legibility Factors

Readability Profile: Chlakh

Eye Strain Considerations for Chlakh

Chlakh Accessibility Recommendations

Chlakh Usage Guidelines

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

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